Penny McCoy explained

Penny McCoy
Disciplines:Giant slalom, slalom
Club:Mammoth Mountain (CA)
Birth Date:9 October 1949
Wcdebut:January 1967 (age 17)
(inaugural season)
Retired:1969[1] (age 19)
Olympicteams:0 – (alternate in 1968)[2]
Worldsteams:1 – (1966)
Worldsmedals:1
Worldsgolds:0
Wcseasons:3 – (196769)
Wcpodiums:0
Wcoveralls:0 - (13th in 1967)
Wctitles:0 - (9th in SL, 1967)
Show-Medals:yes

Penny McCoy (born October 9, 1949) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the United States.

At age 16, McCoy won the bronze medal in the women's slalom at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile.[3] [4] She had six top ten finishes in World Cup competition.

Shortly before the 1968 Winter Olympics, McCoy and Sandy Shellworth[2] [5] were left off the U.S. team by head coach Bob Beattie,[6] [7] displaced by new arrivals Kiki Cutter and Judy Nagel. Shellworth did get to compete, as an injury replacement in the downhill, but McCoy did not.[8]

World Cup results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
1967 10 Jan 1967 Slalom5th
26 Feb 1967 Slalom 6th
28 Feb 1967 Giant slalom8th
12 Mar 1967 Franconia, USASlalom 5th
1968 25 Jan 1968 St. Gervais, France Slalom 9th
24 Feb 1968 Giant slalom 10th

Personal

McCoy is the daughter of Dave McCoy (b. 1915), the founder of Mammoth Mountain Ski Area in California in 1953. She and her five siblings were raised in nearby Bishop. McCoy is the sister of Dennis McCoy (b. 1945), who was also a World Cup racer. He finished 21st in the downhill at the 1968 Olympics. She was formerly married to stuntman Stan Barrett (b. 1943). Stuntmen David Barrett and Stanton Barrett (b. 1972) are their sons.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Schranz, Gabl stay on top. Bend Bulletin. United Press International. March 3, 1969. 9.
  2. News: Billy Kidd gives U.S. Ski Olympics hope. Times Tri-Citie (AL) Daily. United Press International. January 28, 1968. 10.
  3. Found: A Pretty Penny. Sports Illustrated. Ottum. Bob. August 15, 1966. 12.
  4. News: Penny McCoy takes third in slalom. The Day (New London, CT). Associated Press. August 5, 1966. 15.
  5. News: Cutter name to team by Olympic ski coach. Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. January 28, 1968. 4B.
  6. News: Beattie ducks controversy; explains dropping McCoy. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. 13. February 1, 1968.
  7. News: U.S. skiing castoff Penny McCoy dejected at missing big chance. St Joseph (MO) Gazette. Associated Press. February 14, 1968 . 2B.
  8. News: Slalom committee refuses U.S. bid for substitution. Sarasota Herald. Associated Press. February 15, 1968. 37.